(19)
(11) EP 1 148 695 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09

(43) Date of publication A2:
24.10.2001 Bulletin 2001/43

(21) Application number: 01109781.3

(22) Date of filing: 20.04.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04M 1/27, H04M 1/725
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 21.04.2000 JP 2000120494

(71) Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Hokao, Tomoaki, c/o NEC Corporation
    Tokyo (JP)

(74) Representative: Betten & Resch 
Patentanwälte Postfach 10 02 51
80076 München
80076 München (DE)

   


(54) Mobile terminal with an automatic translation function


(57) A mobile terminal of the invention includes a language translation unit and stores in advance a language used in the mobile terminal. When the mobile terminal calls or receives a call, the mobile terminal recognizes a country ID corresponding to a people who is called by the mobile terminal or who calls the mobile terminal, by using a telephone number, notification information of a base station, or a control signal from the mobile terminal. Then, the mobile terminal performs language translation by using a translation pattern determined based on the language used in the mobile terminal and the country ID.






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